Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.002 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.002 ha per person for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.1% on the previous year and down 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0161 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Malawi 36th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0092 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0099 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0096 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0098 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0102 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0128 ha per person | +24.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0133 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0105 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0085 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0106 ha per person | +25.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0114 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0104 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0107 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0107 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0073 ha per person | -31.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0075 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0072 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0057 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0052 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.007 ha per person | +49.8% |
| 1985 | 0.008 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0066 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0042 ha per person | -36.3% |
| 1988 | 0.005 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.006 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 ha per person | -29.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 ha per person | +100.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0077 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 ha per person | -37.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.004 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 ha per person | +41.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 ha per person | +35.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 ha per person | -31.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.005 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 ha per person | -45.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 ha per person | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0161 ha per person | +307.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 ha per person | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 0.009 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 ha per person | -37.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 ha per person | -48.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 ha per person | +119.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 ha per person | -60.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 ha per person | -32.7% |
| 2024 | 0.002 ha per person | +74.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.002 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.002 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.002 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +307.9% | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0104 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0133 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0114 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0161 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 36th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.